How to run a Node.JS app that is forked from github?

Question

Before I say anything else, I am a complete noob to node.js and I just want to see what this web application looks like. I noticed this project at a hackathon and I wanted to test it out. They gave the github repo: https://github.com/android-fanatic/Web But I can't run it from my computer. I understand that I would need to use the command prompt and run it from my local server, but can someone give me step by step directions for installing the node.js app?

Again the link is: https://github.com/android-fanatic/Web

Thanks in advance for any help! :)

Answer 1

1. Install Node.js
2. Clone the repository to somewhere on your hard drive
3. Open a command prompt and go to that directory
4. Type npm install to install any dependencies
5. Type npm start
6. ???
7. PROFIT

The reason you can use npm start is because if you look inside of their package.json file you'll see a "start" option under "scripts" . That command will execute when you type npm start .

Answer 2

Assuming you have node and npm installed on your system, you should be able to do:

npm install
npm start

The first command will install the node package dependencies and the second will run the server.

Note: I have never used this project, so my guess is based on looking at the repo alone.

The web application should be available at:

http://localhost:3000